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Life Skills Checklist
Learning and practicing life skills is an important step for students
as they plan for transitioning into adulthood. The Life Skills
Checklist can help transition age students (14-22), their families,
and IEP Team track independent living/life skills. This list below
does not include every skill, and all these skills may not apply to all
people. It is important to remember that everyone is unique, and
individual support needs may vary.
PERSONAL LIFE SKILLS
Can Do
Already
Needs More
Practice
Plan to Start
Ongoing
Support
Needed
N/A
Brushes teeth daily
Showers daily with soap
Washes hair
Uses deodorant daily
Combs/brushes hair
Shaves, as needed
Chooses appropriate and
clean clothes to wear based
on weather and occasion
Dresses themselves
Can use a cell phone (text
or call) and knows how to
charge and update phone
when needed
Can set up and manage
personal voicemail
Can use an alarm on phone,
watch, and/or clock
Washes hands/uses hand
sanitizer after using
restroom, before eating, etc.
Directs any support staff
(e.g., personal care) who
provide assistance with daily
living and other needs
Asks for help when needed
Makes choices and decisions
about their own life
Can recognize and report
abuse, neglect, or danger
EMERGENCY/
SAFETY SKILLS
Can Do
Already
Needs More
Practice
Plan to Start
Ongoing
Support
Needed
N/A
Understands re exits and
what to do in case of a re
Can use a re extinguisher
Knows when and how to
contact 911
Knows how to interact with
law enforcement
Knows what to do if locked
out of the house
Knows when and how to
unclog the sink or toilet
Knows how to take care of
minor wounds
Does not open the door to
strangers or let strangers in
Can lock household doors
Turns off stove after use
Avoids cars that are moving
in parking lots
Knows to seek out trusted
adults when needing help
NUTRITION/
DIETARY SKILLS
Can Do
Already
Needs More
Practice
Plan to Start
Ongoing
Support
Needed
N/A
Can make a grocery list and
look for items on the list in
the store or online
Knows the difference
between healthy and
unhealthy foods and drinks
Can tell when food is bad
(expired dates, color, etc.)
and knows not to eat it
Understands and generally
eats a balanced diet
MONEY MANAGEMENT/
FINANCIAL PLANNING
SKILLS
Can Do
Already
Needs More
Practice
Plan to Start
Ongoing
Support
Needed
N/A
Knows the value of coins and
currency
Can make a purchase with a
card or with cash
Understands the concepts
of banking balance and over
drafts
Can do simple math or use a
calculator
Knows how to compare
prices/use coupons
Understands the difference
between needs and wants
Has a bank account and
is aware of nancial limits
when receiving government
benets (e.g., Medicaid, Social
Security, etc.)
Understands how to create
and use a budget
Understands a paycheck
(gross vs. net pay, deductions)
Knows how and when to le
federal and state taxes
Knows the importance of
paying bills on time, including
the impact of interest and
late payment penalties
Understands the benets and
risks of credit cards and when
it is appropriate to use them
Knows their social security
number, when to use it, and
how to keep it safe
HEALTHCARE SKILLS
Can Do
Already
Needs More
Practice
Plan to Start
Ongoing
Support
Needed
N/A
Knows how to get a
prescription relled
Can take medication without
supervision and on time
Understands and obtains
necessary immunizations
Keeps a calendar of medical
appointments
Can let someone know if they
are not feeling well
Knows their height, weight,
birthdate
Can tell by looking at a
thermometer if they have a
fever
Knows how to locate their
health insurance card or
information
Understands what to do in case
of colds, u, fever, or other
common health problems
Knows how to reach medical
providers
SEXUAL HEALTH SKILLS
Can Do
Already
Needs More
Practice
Plan to Start
Ongoing
Support
Needed
N/A
Can label body parts with
correct terms
Understands the need for and
knows how to access various
forms of birth control
Takes care of menstrual
periods; maintains and uses
supplies
Understands consent and how
to give and recognize consent
Understands private places
versus public places
Understands private behavior
versus public behavior
INTERPERSONAL/
SOCIAL SKILLS
Can Do
Already
Needs More
Practice
Plan to Start
Ongoing
Support
Needed
N/A
Introduces themselves to others
Engages in back-and-forth
communication with others
Understands and manages
personal space as needed
Knows how to ask (in some
way) for help
Is courteous to others
Knows how to resolve conict
or how to ask for help to
resolve conict
Takes turns (if game playing,
e.g., bowling, cards)
Says no to peers or others if
something feels wrong
Accepts “no” for an answer
Knows how to interrupt
appropriately
Expresses anger or
frustration appropriately
KITCHEN SKILLS
Can Do
Already
Needs More
Practice
Plan to Start
Ongoing
Support
Needed
N/A
Safely operates appliances
(cooktop, oven, microwave,
toaster, dishwasher,
coffeemaker)
Uses common kitchen tools
(can opener, bottle opener,
measuring cups and spoons,
grater, etc.)
Helps plan and prepare meals
for self
Can follow a simple recipe
Can wash and put away dishes
and/or load and unload the
dishwasher
Can clean kitchen (including
counters, oors, and removing
trash)
LAUNDRY SKILLS
Can Do
Already
Needs More
Practice
Plan to Start
Ongoing
Support
Needed
N/A
Puts dirty clothes in hamper or
other appropriate place
Sorts clothes for proper
washing
Knows how to operate a
washer and dryer
Knows how to use laundry
detergent
Cleans lint screen after each
drying cycle
Folds clothes
Puts their clothes away
HOUSEHOLD SKILLS
Can Do
Already
Needs More
Practice
Plan to Start
Ongoing
Support
Needed
N/A
Cleans their bedroom,
bathroom and other areas as
needed
Makes their bed and changes
the bedsheets as needed
Puts items away in the correct
location
Can do minor repairs
(e.g., change lightbulbs)
Knows who to contact about
major repairs (e.g., landlord,
repair person, etc.)
Picks up and disposes of trash
Takes trash outside as needed
Operates a vacuum
Sweeps and mops oors
COMMUNITY SKILLS
Can Do
Already
Needs More
Practice
Plan to Start
Ongoing
Support
Needed
N/A
Can use public transportation
(taxi, bus, train, Uber/Lyft,
paratransit, etc.)
Knows to be alert in unfamiliar
settings and at night
Consistently wears a seatbelt
Locates goods, services, and
people using Internet searches
(Google, phone listings, etc.)
Orders from a menu
Crosses streets safely
Keeps driver’s license or state
issued ID card updated
Uses the post ofce
Uses bank services
Knows where to go to vote and
how to ask for accommodations
if needed
This document is excerpted and updated from the following documents and includes additional content created by PEATC.
Adolescent Autonomy Checklist – Indiana University: bit.ly/2RXtUtU
Life Skills Inventory: Independent Living Skills Assessment Tool – Washington State DSHS: bit.ly/3xkA5XN
Independent Living Skills Checklist – ESC3: bit.ly/3vj52Kx
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The contents of this factsheet were developed under a grant from the Virginia Department of Education #H027A190107 and the US Department
of Education, #H235F200001. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the US Department of Education, and you
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legal representation.Any information contained in this training is not intended as legal advice and should not be used as a substitution for legal advice.
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